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Governor La Follette and Governor Horner on Fishing Trip

Date: 09 25 1937
Description: Governor Philip La Follette (Wisconsin) and Governor Henry Horner (Illinois) enjoy a laugh in the boat during a fishing trip.
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J.A. Coon with Super C and Cultivator

Date: 1952
Description: View across field towards J.A. Coon with a McCormick Farmall Super C tractor and a C-254 cultivator. There is a pond or lake in the background. The origina...
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Side View of Super C with C-254 Cultivator

Date: 1952
Description: View towards a man using a McCormick Farmall Super C tractor with a C-254 cultivator to work in a field. There is a pond or lake in the background. The ori...
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Skaters on Lake Mendota

Date: 1890
Description: View in winter from Lake Mendota of skaters near shoreline of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Science Hall and the Chemical Laboratory building...
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Three Women on Shore of Buffalo Lake

Date: 1895
Description: Three unidentified women with umbrellas on the north shore of Buffalo Lake. Buildings of Montello are visible in the background.
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Everetta by the Lake

Date: 1895
Description: Everetta Bass bending over and holding a basket on a hill by the mill pond (Montello Lake). The far shoreline of the lake is in the background.
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Everetta and Ada Bass

Date: 1894
Description: Everetta Bass, holding a basket of flowers, and her mother Ada on a hill by the mill pond (Montello Lake). The far shoreline of the lake can be seen in the...
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Devil's Doorway

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a woman standing in the Devil's Doorway above Devil's Lake. There is graffiti on the rocks.
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Hearst Trophy Iceboat Race

Date: 01 20 1950
Description: Two Madison iceboat racers standing by their iceboat during the Hearst Trophy Race on Lake Monona. At left is Carl Bernard, skipper, with crewman, Norm Bra...
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Hearst Trophy Iceboat Race

Date: 01 20 1950
Description: Two iceboat racers from Oshkosh, Chuck Nevitt and Jimmy Payton, standing by their iceboat during the Hearst Trophy Race on Lake Monona.
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Hearst Trophy Iceboat Race

Date: 01 20 1950
Description: Two iceboaters race their iceboat during the Hearst Trophy Iceboat Race on Lake Monona. Bill Mattison is the man on the right.
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"Pollywoggles"

Date: 1911
Description: Several women and one man wade in Lake Flora Dell. Delia Drew King is second from left, in a white straw hat. A hand-drawn caption beneath the photograph r...
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"A Mermaid"

Date: 1911
Description: Delia Drew King wades in Lake Flora Dell. There is a hill and shoreline in the background, and a group of people stands near a pier behind Delia. A hand-dr...
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"Mountaineers"

Date: 1911
Description: A group of men, women, and children pose on a bluff above Lake Flora Dell. In the background are several cottages surrounded by trees near the shoreline of...
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Girl Climbing Rocks at Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1938
Description: A girl climbing over the rocks at Devil's Lake State Park against a scenic view of the lake and surrounding areas.
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View of the South End of Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: A scenic view of the south end of Devil's Lake State Park with the bluffs in the foreground, a view of the lake, and the surrounding area in the background...
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Vista of Devil's Lake

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Description: A vista of Devil's Lake from the high rock formations at Devil's Lake State Park. A girl is posed in the center on a rock with her back toward the camera, ...
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Waterskier Pyramid

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Description: Seven skiers in a pyramid. Four men are on waterskis on the bottom, and three women are standing on top of their shoulders. The women are wearing unusual c...
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Sunflower Cottage Resort

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Description: View from lake of the buildings of the Sunflower Cottage Resort. People are canoeing and boating in the lake in front of the resort, and a few people are s...
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Octagonal House

Date: 1877
Description: This building, on an entire block of Spaight and Brearly Streets with Lake Monona, was originally the governor's mansion for Leonard J. Farwell. The Farwel...

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